Cleaning and Sanitation of Plastic Modular Belts
Substantial improvements through Habasit HyCLEAN CIP system
- Challenge
Ensure efficient and reliable cleaning of plastic modular belts
- Solution
Installation of the Habasit HyCLEAN CIP (Clean-In-Place) system (patented). An automated all-round belt cleaning (inside-out + belt edges + conveying side). Works with low water pressure of 5bar. The processes: washing, foaming, rinsing and disinfection possible with one system.
- Result
- Thoroughly cleaned and disinfected belt after maximum 7 revolutions
- 68% reduced water consumption versus comparable competitor systems
- Common deboning belt of 40m x 800mm sufficiently clean in less than 1h
- Reliable, repeatable microbiological cleaning results
- Substantial savings versus manual cleaning -> water usage (> 20%)
- Labor and cleaning time (50%)
- Average payback of investment 1 year